The Willow Tree Bark
By Frank M. What follows are the reflections of an agnostic in LA on how the program of AA works. The reflections first address the orthodox theory of the program, which requires a belief...
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Another Agnostic Group Ousted
By Roger C. In the rooms of AA – A third agnostic AA group has been expelled by Intergroup in Toronto. On April 24, Widening Our Gateway, which had been a member of the Greater Toronto...
Jim Burwell
By Linda R. Jim Burwell’s contribution to Alcoholics Anonymous is truly significant and second only to that of AA’s two co-founders, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith. Jim is credited with adoption of A.A.’s Third...
Heathens, Spies, Websites, Water-boarding & Carrot Cake
By Bob K. Chapter 4 of the Big Book, We Agnostics, is less than satisfying for many non-believers. Six months ago I went undercover so that I might investigate these devious agnostic creatures. It...
Thinking about Christopher Hitchens
By John M. Author, essayist and journalist Christopher Hitchens died on December 15, 2011. Ever the critic of religion and commonly linked with other popular writers like Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett and Sam Harris...
Tackling the Lord’s Prayer at the Grassroots Level
By Linda R. On this website there’s an article, Is AA Just for Christians?, that Barb C. wrote for the October 2003 Grapevine. In the article she discusses the use of the Christian Lord’s Prayer at the...
You Cannot NOT Interpret the Steps!
By John M. Last May 14th I attended the annual Toronto Round Up which featured three speakers, two from Ontario and, the other, the headliner, a long standing, highly respected member of AA from...
My Faithlessness: The Atheist Way Through AA
Marya Hornbacher’s latest book, Waiting: A Nonbeliever’s Higher Power, which was reviewed on this site by John M, explores what spirituality can mean to the recovering person who does not believe in God. By...
